US Congress House Bill 3657 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3)
Status: Introduced on December 5 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any Department of Defense (DOD) funds to retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage any A-10 aircraft until: (1) the Secretary of the Air Force certifies that the F-35A aircraft has achieved full operational capability and Block 4A capabilities and that a sufficient number of F-35A aircraft exists in the Air Force inventory to replace the A-10 aircraft in order to meet close air support capability requirements of the combatant commands; and (2) the Comptroller General submits a report that assesses whether each such certification is comprehensive, fully supported, and sufficiently detailed and that identifies any shortcomings, limitations, or other reportable matters that affect the quality or findings of any such certification.

To limit the retirement of A-10 aircraft.

Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Ron Barber [D-AZ]	Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]	Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]
Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.
2013-12-05	House	Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

SB1764 (Same As) 2013-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
HB4230 (Related) 2014-06-20 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3657/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3657/BILLS-113hr3657ih.pdf